ADJECTIVE | VERB + ZONE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤narrow, wide狹窄的/寬闊的地帶➤marginal, peripheral, transition, transitional, twilight邊緣地帶;周邊地帶;過渡地區;模糊狀態◇a transition zone between tropical and arid vegetations熱帶植被和乾旱植被之間的過渡地區◇the twilight zone between living and merely existing介於生活和捱日子之間的模糊狀態➤border, frontier邊界/邊疆地區▸➤neutral中立地區➤battle, combat, conflict, military, war交戰區;作戰區;衝突地區;軍事區;戰區➤buffer, demilitarized, exclusion, no-fly, no-go緩衝地帶;非軍事區;隔離區;禁飛區;禁區◇This area behind the station is a no-go zone for tourists.車站後的這一區域遊客禁止進入。➤occupation, occupied佔領區;被佔領區➤free-fire (NAmE, alsofigurative) , kill, target自由射擊區;射殺區;目標區域◇The Internet has become a free-fire zone for conspiracy theories(= there are no restrictions).因特網對各種陰謀論毫無限制。◇Our truck was trapped in the kill zone(= where it can be attacked).我們的卡車困在了射殺區,成了活靶子。➤danger危險區➤disaster災區◇The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.這一地區已經被宣佈為生態災難區。➤safe, safety, security安全區;安全地帶◇She stood some distance away from him to maintain a safety zone.她站得離他有些距離,以備安全。➤drug-free, nuclear-free, smoke-free, traffic-free, etc.無毒區、無核區、無煙區、無車區等◇Most of the old town is a traffic-free zone.舊城大部份地區為無車區。➤northern, southern, etc.北方、南方等地區➤central中心區▸➤earthquake, fault, seismic地震帶;斷層帶➤climate, climatic氣候帶▸➤temperate, tropical溫帶;熱帶◇the temperate and tropical zones of South America南美洲的溫帶和熱帶➤coastal沿海地區➤dead死區◇an oxygen-depleted dead zone at the bottom of the sea海底的無氧死區➤economic, enterprise, fishing, free-trade, industrial經濟區;企業振興區;捕魚區;自由貿易區;工業區◇an industrial zone of factories, warehouses and shipyards由工廠、倉庫和造船廠組成的工業區➤autonomous自治區▸➤pedestrian (BrE) 步行區▸➤school (NAmE) 學校區▸➤time時區◇Vancouver is in the same time zone as Los Angeles.溫哥華和洛杉磯屬於同一個時區。➤erogenous性敏感區➤drop, landing空投區;着陸場▸➤relegation (BrE) 降級區◇The team finds itself in the relegation zone after a run of poor results.接連賽績不佳之後,這個隊發現他們落入了降級區。➤strike (in baseball棒球)(擊球的)好球區▸➤end (in American football美式橄欖球)球門區▸➤comfort讓人感到舒適的地方◇Students are unwilling to step outside their comfort zone.學生們都貪戀自己的舒適區,不願改變。VERB + ZONE➤control, patrol控制/巡視⋯地區◇The rebels control the southern border zone.叛亂者控制着南部邊境地區。➤create, declare sth, designate sth, establish建立⋯區;宣佈⋯為⋯區;劃定⋯為⋯區;設立⋯區◇The area has been declared a closed military zone.這個地區已被宣佈為軍事禁區。➤enforce強制實施⋯區◇Fighter planes are being sent to enforce the UN no-fly zone.正派戰鬥機到聯合國禁飛區執行禁飛任務。➤violate違反⋯區限制◇An enemy plane was shot down after it violated the exclusion zone.一架敵機因違反禁區規定被擊落。➤cross into, enter進入⋯範圍;走進⋯區◇We were crossing into a new time zone.我們正進入一個新時區。➤leave離開⋯區◇Aid workers were advised to leave the danger zone.人們勸說救援人員撤離危險區。➤divide sth into把⋯分成⋯區◇Europe is divided into economic zones.歐洲分成多個經濟區。PREPOSITION➤in a/the zone, within a/the zone在⋯地帶;在⋯區內◇The plant grows only in the temperate zone.這種植物只生長在溫帶。◇Companies within enterprise zones are given special help.企業振興區內的公司會獲得特別幫助。➤into a/the zone進入⋯區◇We had accidentally strayed into the war zone.我們走錯路意外地闖進了交戰區。➤out of a/the zone在⋯區外▸➤zone between⋯之間的地帶◇the neutral zone between the two countries兩國之間的中立地帶
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